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chauffeur
[ shoh-fer, shoh-fur ]
noun
- a person employed to drive a private automobile or limousine for the owner.
- a person employed to drive a car or limousine that transports paying passengers.
verb (used with object)
- to drive (a vehicle) as a chauffeur.
- to transport by car:
Saturday mornings I have to chauffeur the kids to their music lessons.
verb (used without object)
- to work as a chauffeur:
He chauffeured for a time right after the war.
chauffeur
/ ˈʃəʊfə; ʃəʊˈfɜːz; ʃəʊˈfɜː /
noun
- a person employed to drive a car
verb
- to act as driver for (a person)
he chauffeured me to the stadium
he chauffeurs for the Duke
Derived Forms
- chauffeuse, noun:feminine
Other Words From
- un·chauffeured adjective
- well-chauffeured adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of chauffeur1
Word History and Origins
Origin of chauffeur1
Example Sentences
He sent a chauffeur to drive her to a new location, which ended up being his house.
But soon after, I remember feeling very, very stoned and asking his chauffeur to take me back to the car.
The apartment was given to the chauffeur of Lavrenti Beria, the head of the NKVD.
It just shocked me, I swear I would have a chauffeur if I could ever afford one.
Unlike other students, however, he was ferried to the train station in a chauffeur-driven Range Rover.
Sidestep snobby French cab drivers by hiring an iPad-toting chauffeur-driven car.
A chauffeur may recover damages from his employer for injuries received while operating his car.
The chauffeur shifted his position so as to glance behind him at the girls, the car running slowly.
He was a young man, and he wore some sort of a uniform—that of a chauffeur, taxi driver, or something of the sort.
“Yes, Miss Jessie,” said the chauffeur, looking up at the clouds that had been gathering.
It was Amy who had suggested the writing of the letter and having it taken into town by Chapman, the chauffeur.
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